Making a Report of Misconduct

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You may make a report of suspected sexual misconduct at the Archdiocese of
Los Angeles’ sexual misconduct reporting line: 1-800-355-2545.

This toll-free telephone number has been established as part of our effort to
protect children, young people and other vulnerable people in our schools,
parishes and ministries. This line is for reporting suspected sexual misconduct
or child abuse within our institutions and ministries only. If you have some
other type of complaint, please call the appropriate Archdiocesan school, parish
or office directly.

Unless your call involves a report of suspected sexual misconduct, it will
receive no action by leaving a message on the hotline.

If you wish to make a report of “child abuse” but it does not involve
suspected misconduct by one of our Archdiocesan or parish/parish school
ministers, employees or volunteers, please make your report to the appropriate
child protection agency. You can call your local police department or “child abuse hotline” (found in the front of your phone book). Some of these numbers are below for quick access:

Los Angeles County

LA County Child Abuse Hotline: (800) 540-4000

Investigative Control Unit for All Child Abuse Reports: (213) 486-0530

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department: (310) 482-6000

Special Victims Bureau (24 hours) (562) 946-8531

To speak to a detective (562) 946-7960

District Attorney’s Office: Sexual Crimes Division (213) 974-9790

Family Violence Division (213) 974-3785

For callers residing outside the State of California who wish to contact Child Protective Services in Los Angeles: (213) 639-4500

Santa Barbara County

Santa Barbara County Child Abuse Hotline: (800) 367-0166

District Attorney Victim-Witness Assistance: (805) 568-2400

Ventura County

Ventura County Child Abuse Hotline: (800) 754-7600

District Attorney Victim’s Services: (805) 654-3622

Reporting Suspected Abuse of a Minor

If your report involves suspected sexual misconduct of an Archdiocesan or
parish/parish school minister, employee or volunteer with a minor, we strongly
encourage you to identify

the child, children or young people in danger;

the name of the suspected abuser;

as well as your name, address and phone number as part of your report.

Though we will follow up on anonymous complaints regarding minors, please
understand that for the protection of children and young people, it is a great
help in finding the truth of a situation if it is possible to speak with you
directly. Leaving a report here in no way means that you should not make a
report to police or child protective agencies.

Reporting Suspected Misconduct with an Adult

If your report involves suspected sexual misconduct of an Archdiocesan or
parish/parish school minister, employee or volunteer with another adult, we do
not take anonymous complaints. So that we can follow up complaints involving
adults promptly, please be prepared to provide